Public Notice Advertising

The Arizona Legislature wants residents to be informed of government, corporate and personal actions that affect them, and has determined that notices in newspapers are the best way to distribute the information.

When you publish your public notices in the Arizona Capitol Times, you are providing important information to the citizens of Arizona. We make finding your notices easy, so readers can readily identify new companies, find foreclosed properties and bid on them, locate notices of estates in probate, review notices of divorce and child custody matters and examine notices of state land being offered for sale at auction.

For rates and more information about placing a public notice with Arizona Capitol Times, call 602-258-7026 or e-mail publicnotices@azcapitoltimes.com

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Our Record

The Arizona Capitol Times has been publishing public notices for more than 60 years, and meets all requirements for a newspaper of general circulation. Published and printed in Maricopa County, the Arizona Capitol Times was adjudicated for legal advertising publication in 1993. Our expert staff can handle all of your publication needs from typesetting and proofing to billing, publication and filing the affidavit.

Our Services

The Arizona Capitol Times offers an affidavit filing service. When publication is complete, we can file the paperwork for you. Family court and civil summons affidavits are filed at the respective courts. A date-stamped copy of the affidavit is sent to you with a copy of your ad. Trustee sales and other notices: An original affidavit and one copy are sent directly to you.

Statewide Publication Service

Send us your documents for publication in any of Arizona’s 15 counties, and we will handle placement in a newspaper in the required county. Our team will schedule publication, invoice you for the newspaper’s charges, handle the accounting and file the affidavit as necessary when publication is complete.

Public Notice FAQs

What types of notices fall under the different categories?

Bids

Bids are submitted from the following places: cities, construction firms, counties, contractors, architects, private parties, specialized services, etc. The notice usually includes information about the project and provides the public with a contact name for details about solicitation, rules for submissions of bids, and awarding of the contract.

Business

Includes any notice which primarily affects a business such as an incorporation, license requests, LLC, LLP, & LLLC, etc.

Individual

Any notice which is tied to an individual but does not have a real property component. Includes things like divorce summons, adoption notices, name changes, etc.

Government

Any notice that is published by the government or public meetings or minutes.

Personal Property

These sales are sometimes called Sheriff Sales (not to be confused with real estate sheriff sales) because they are held by a sheriff. Usually, they take place at the location of the storage companies, moving companies, or a mechanic shop. They are held when a bill has gone unpaid and all attempts to collect have not produced payment. Goods are then sold to fulfill the debt.

Probate

Probate notices involve the estates of deceased individuals or the appointment of adult conservatorships and minor guardianships. These notices can provide advance notice about a change in the disposition or ownership of certain assets or properties. In deceased estates, creditors are alerted to file their claims. The appointment of a conservator or guardian provides information about who will be responsible for that individual’s affairs.

Real Estate

Real estate notices are related to home and land including sheriff sales, condemnation, partition sale, postponement, redemption notice, summons, and trustee sale.

For any other questions, or to place a public notice, please contact our customer service department at 602-258-7026 or publicnotices@azcapitoltimes.com.